The Outer North East London Joint Health
Overview and Scrutiny Committee (the JHOSC) is a joint committee of
the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge
and Waltham Forest, set up in accordance with the Health and Social
Care Act 2012 (as amended) and the Local Authority (Overview and
Scrutiny Committees Healthy Scrutiny Functions) Regulations
2002.
The membership of the JHOSC shall include
three Members from each of the four Councils, with the appointments
being made from amongst the membership of the respective
Councils’ committees with responsibility for health
scrutiny.
The JHOSC shall have the remit to review and
scrutinise any matter, including substantial variations, relating
to the planning, provision and operation of health services that
affect two or more boroughs in Outer North East London. The JHOSC
will have the right to respond in its own right to all
consultations on such matters, both formal and
informal. Further details can be found
at http://democracy.havering.gov.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=273